HOLLOW (OUT) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

hollow (out)

verb

Definition of hollow (out)

as in to shovel

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Those mounds of soil — not apparent in the photograph — were consistent with digging a hole as dirt is shoveled out and dumped along the edge.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
With the work now being migration, most programs are still shoveling, counting tasks and missing the structure.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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Last summer, archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Olympus uncovered the remains of a fifth-century Christian church, bearing an inscription hidden for more than 1,000 years.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Genetic analysis also resolved longstanding questions about the Golden Man, whose Scythian burial mound, called a kurgan, dates back to around 400 BC to 300 BC and was excavated in 1969 at a site in Kazakhstan.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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